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Collins English-English Dictionary
- bequeath [bɪ'kwiːð]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
[law]
to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will - Compare devise
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2.
vt.
to hand down; pass on, as to following generations
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3.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English becwethan; related to Old Norse kvetha to speak, Gothic qithan, Old High German quethan
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1.
vt.
[tr]
[law]
to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will - Compare devise
Examples
- 留下(继承)遗产
- bequeath (inherit) a legacy → 遗产
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